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	<title>Avalon&#039;s Guide: Emigrate to New Zealand</title>
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	<description>There is no &#34;One True Path&#34; to emigrating.</description>
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		<title>Family Sponsorship update: INZ being taken to court.</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/family-sponsorship-update-inz-being-taken-to-court/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/family-sponsorship-update-inz-being-taken-to-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adult Sibling Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent Sponsorship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well &#8211; there&#8217;s a turn up for the books &#8211; and possibly a bit of relief for many of you (Eva?). It seems Amicus Barristers  in Auckland are taking action of behalf of the Supreme Sikh Council, to try and force INZ to allow more time for people to get applications in for Family Sponsorship. [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/01/family-sponsorship-the-2-year-wait-update/' rel='bookmark' title='Family Sponsorship: The 2 year wait Update.'>Family Sponsorship: The 2 year wait Update.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/03/are-more-than-a-third-of-all-immigrants-being-sponsored-under-the-family-sponsorship-system/' rel='bookmark' title='Are more than a third of all Immigrants being sponsored under the Family Sponsorship System?'>Are more than a third of all Immigrants being sponsored under the Family Sponsorship System?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/11/the-2-year-family-sponsorship-wait/' rel='bookmark' title='The 2 year family sponsorship wait.'>The 2 year family sponsorship wait.</a></li>
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		<title>Rimutaka Upgrade is finished!</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/rimutaka-upgrade-is-finished/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/rimutaka-upgrade-is-finished/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Driving in New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rimutaka hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wairarapa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[State Highway 2&#8242;s infamous Muldoon&#8217;s Corner is no longer &#8220;tight and to the right&#8221;. The project involved easing corners, widening and straightening out the road, installing guard rails and laying a new surface along a kilometre-long stretch. Construction began on the Muldoon&#8217;s Corner safety improvements in August 2009, after it was brought forward two and [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/cutting-through-the-rimutaka-hill-road/' rel='bookmark' title='Cutting through the Rimutaka Hill Road'>Cutting through the Rimutaka Hill Road</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/08/rimutaka-upgrade-is-on-the-way-apparently/' rel='bookmark' title='Rimutaka Upgrade is on the way (apparently).'>Rimutaka Upgrade is on the way (apparently).</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/04/the-problems-with-the-rimutaka-tearooms/' rel='bookmark' title='The problems with the Rimutaka Tearooms.'>The problems with the Rimutaka Tearooms.</a></li>
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		<title>NZ Mortgage rates coming down. Yay!</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/nz-mortgage-rates-coming-down-yay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/nz-mortgage-rates-coming-down-yay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interest Rates, Credit Cards & Mortgages in NZ]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards & Mortgages in NZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of New Zealand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The reserve bank of New Zealand is keeping the base interest rate stable, and reports out today suggests that it going to stay where it is at 2.5% till at least 2013. And because the banks fixed rate mortgages are actually at higher rates than the floating rates, most people have come off their fixed [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/11/new-zealand-interest-rates-coming-down/' rel='bookmark' title='New Zealand interest rates coming down.'>New Zealand interest rates coming down.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/10/todays-good-news-interest-rates-arent-going-up/' rel='bookmark' title='Today&#8217;s good news &#8211; interest rates aren&#8217;t going up!'>Today&#8217;s good news &#8211; interest rates aren&#8217;t going up!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/01/will-new-zealands-interest-rates-fall-again-this-week/' rel='bookmark' title='Will New Zealand&#8217;s interest rates fall again this week?'>Will New Zealand&#8217;s interest rates fall again this week?</a></li>
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		<title>Could you afford a 20% deposit on a house in New Zealand?</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/could-you-afford-a-20-deposit-on-a-house-in-new-zealand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/could-you-afford-a-20-deposit-on-a-house-in-new-zealand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 19:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property & General Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying Houses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of New Zealand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (bless their little cotton socks) are looking at enforcing 20% deposits on homes. Maximum loans to 80 per cent of a property&#8217;s value were once common, requiring buyers to find 20 per cent deposits, but during the last property boom, banks lent up to 100 per cent. The [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2008/12/new-zealand-banks-and-the-economic-crisis/' rel='bookmark' title='New Zealand Banks and the Economic Crisis.'>New Zealand Banks and the Economic Crisis.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2008/12/lowering-interest-rates-in-new-zealand-%e2%80%93-what-does-it-mean-for-migrants-to-new-zealand/' rel='bookmark' title='Lowering Interest rates in New Zealand – what does it mean for Migrants to New Zealand?'>Lowering Interest rates in New Zealand – what does it mean for Migrants to New Zealand?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/06/why-exactly-should-interest-rates-in-new-zealand-go-up/' rel='bookmark' title='Why exactly should interest rates in New Zealand go up?'>Why exactly should interest rates in New Zealand go up?</a></li>
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		<title>WARNING &#8211; Adult Child and Sibling Category closes on May 16th 2012.</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/warning-adult-child-and-sibling-category-closes-on-may-16th-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/warning-adult-child-and-sibling-category-closes-on-may-16th-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 04:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adult Sibling Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INZ]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This means if you want to sponsor a brother or sister &#8211; you need to have your application in and accepted on Monday or Tuesday next week. Thanks to Eva for the heads-up. After that this category will close forever, and those us with family members who have no other option to bring family in [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/03/are-immigration-new-zealand-categories-and-rules-about-to-change/' rel='bookmark' title='Are immigration New Zealand Categories and rules about to change?'>Are immigration New Zealand Categories and rules about to change?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/03/are-more-than-a-third-of-all-immigrants-being-sponsored-under-the-family-sponsorship-system/' rel='bookmark' title='Are more than a third of all Immigrants being sponsored under the Family Sponsorship System?'>Are more than a third of all Immigrants being sponsored under the Family Sponsorship System?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/03/the-new-parent-retirement-category/' rel='bookmark' title='The New Parent Retirement Category'>The New Parent Retirement Category</a></li>
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		<title>INZ does the right thing &#8211; sort of.</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/inz-does-the-right-thing-sort-of/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/inz-does-the-right-thing-sort-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silver Fern Visa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=5402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day we recieved and published a comment from a Fernando Silva who had applied for the Silver Fern Visa, had his application accepted and money taken, then had the acceptance reversed due to a technical glitch. Well, it seems that 306 people were in the same boat. The silver fern visa is capped [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/11/silver-fern-visa-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-hold-your-breath/' rel='bookmark' title='Silver Fern Visa – don’t hold your breath.'>Silver Fern Visa – don’t hold your breath.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/silver-fern-visa-still-causing-mayhem-for-immigrants/' rel='bookmark' title='Silver Fern Visa &#8211; Still causing mayhem for immigrants'>Silver Fern Visa &#8211; Still causing mayhem for immigrants</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/01/immigration-new-zealand-is-still-misleading-people-about-work-to-residence-visas/' rel='bookmark' title='Immigration New Zealand is still misleading people about Work To Residence Visas.'>Immigration New Zealand is still misleading people about Work To Residence Visas.</a></li>
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		<title>Finally NZ women can get free long term contraception.</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/finally-nz-women-can-get-free-long-term-contraception/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/finally-nz-women-can-get-free-long-term-contraception/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Contaception in New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=5398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I guess when you move to a new country, it&#8217;s inevitable that as many things that delight you, so too will many things shock you about how things work. Things you take for granted at home &#8211; work differently in your new home, and some of them are likely to have you scratching your head [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2008/12/herceptin-funding-%e2%80%93-now-12-months-treatment-paid-for/' rel='bookmark' title='Herceptin funding – Now 12 months treatment paid for.'>Herceptin funding – Now 12 months treatment paid for.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/03/prescription-medicines-for-emergency-kits/' rel='bookmark' title='Prescription Medicines for Emergency Kits'>Prescription Medicines for Emergency Kits</a></li>
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		<title>The downside of snapper</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/the-downside-of-snapper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/the-downside-of-snapper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 23:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snapper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=5395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, after about a year of owning a Snapper card and making use of public transport for really the first time in my life &#8211; I lost my card this morning. Snapper is a pretty nifty system all-in-all &#8211; especially for someone like me who has long ago lost the knack of carrying and paying [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/03/becoming-citified-getting-a-snapper-card/' rel='bookmark' title='Becoming Citified &#8211; getting a Snapper card.'>Becoming Citified &#8211; getting a Snapper card.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/11/airnewzealand-joins-the-ranks-ripping-us-off-on-cc-charges/' rel='bookmark' title='AirNewZealand joins the ranks ripping us off on CC charges.'>AirNewZealand joins the ranks ripping us off on CC charges.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/04/im-a-credit-card-tart-and-proud-of-it/' rel='bookmark' title='I&#8217;m a credit card tart and proud of it!'>I&#8217;m a credit card tart and proud of it!</a></li>
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		<title>Should a Union be able to stop you getting a visa and immigrating?</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/should-a-union-be-able-to-stop-you-getting-a-visa-and-immigrating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/should-a-union-be-able-to-stop-you-getting-a-visa-and-immigrating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 18:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jobs & Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hobbit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work Visas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The actors union, non content to keep schtum after getting the crap kicked out of them in 2010 for trying to make out thye were the most important people involved in the making of the Hobbit (even though none of them were in it), they are still whinging about the film and still trying to [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/10/saving-the-hobbits/' rel='bookmark' title='Saving The Hobbits.'>Saving The Hobbits.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/10/are-the-hobbits-revolting/' rel='bookmark' title='Are the Hobbits revolting?'>Are the Hobbits revolting?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/10/look-like-nz-is-no-longer-middle-earth/' rel='bookmark' title='Looks like NZ is no longer Middle Earth :('>Looks like NZ is no longer Middle Earth :(</a></li>
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		<title>Supermoon</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/supermoon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/05/supermoon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 07:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supermoon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight we got some wonderful views of the &#8220;supermoon&#8221;: a larger than normal looking moon due to its proximity to earth. Apologies for the pictures not being excellent &#8211; I only have a simple camera. Views from the Botanical Gardens overlooking the city: And one from the waterfront. Updated: Best photos so far by Ian [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/07/hiding-the-homeless-from-the-tourists/' rel='bookmark' title='Hiding the homeless from the tourists.'>Hiding the homeless from the tourists.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/02/free-wellington/' rel='bookmark' title='Free Wellington'>Free Wellington</a></li>
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